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Bridget Richard As my final article for EagleView News on the Arts & Entertainment Beat, I find it appropriate to take this time to recognize the small details of high school that have a surprising sense of inconspicuous artistry to them. 1.) Crowd Navigation Hallways are simply narrow ballroom floors, each participant performing their own dance to get from one end to the other. Granted, … Continue reading 4 Things I’ve Learned to See The Artistry in Throughout Four Years of High School

Bridget Richard Summer is approaching quickly, and many Midwesterners will dawn their “Hawaiian Shirts” as a way to hearken the new warm weather. But there’s a special history behind this iconic style of top-half clothing. The Hawaiian shirt style, more formerly referred to as the Aloha Shirt, has roots that go back to the 1800’s. This history has been chronicled in many books, including The … Continue reading History of the Aloha Shirt

by Bridget Richard With the 2016 award season already completed, many people are looking forward for the season of summer blockbusters to begin. 1. Captain America: Civil War: The long-awaited film in the Captain America series is set to be released in North America on May 6. This will be the third installment in the series of Captain America movies, this time featuring the other … Continue reading 5 Upcoming Summer Movies

by Bridget Richard April is National Poetry month, and with April having just started, many are excited to participate in all the aspects that this month has to offer. National Poetry Month is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, having been first established in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Poets.org says that the aim in creating the official month was to “highlight the extraordinary legacy … Continue reading April is National Poetry Month

by Bridget Richard It may not be a well-known fact, but several Bellbrook High School girls participate in lacrosse. They play as a part of a local Bellbrook lacrosse team. One of these players is BHS senior Bridgette Martinez. Martinez has been playing for five years, and explained how the lacrosse environment is different from that of other sports. “Lax is more or less a … Continue reading Local Lacrosse Team Prepares for New Season

by Bridget Richard With the 2016 season behind them, the Bellbrook High School Swim and Dive Team has a lot to be happy about. This year an impressive 20 school records were broken throughout the course of the season. The team also sent several swimmers to state, who also did very well. Girls 50 Free 24.44 L Bobick, Meghan 2/6/2016 2016 SWBL Girls 100 Free … Continue reading BHS Swim Team breaks Records

by Bridget Richard With the season of March officially underway, one of the largest sports phenomena will soon take place: March Madness. This annual basketball tournament began back in 1939, between 16 high school basketball teams, called the “Sweet Sixteen.” Since then, the event has grown into the pinnacle of college sports that many know it as today. This year’s March Madness has several prominent … Continue reading March Madness Soon to Begin

by Bridget Richard It’s time to schedule classes for next year. Some new offerings will be available, according to Mr. Schultz. We’re going to be offering new computer classes this upcoming school year, correct? Yes. What are the names of those classes? One of them is called AP Computer Science Principles, and the other one is called Practical Programming. And what can you tell me … Continue reading New Courses at BHS- Interview with Mr. Schultz

by Bridget Richard Dear Exam Takers: Everything will be alright. Whether your exams went well or not. There’s no need to have an exam-istential crisis. What’s important is to recognize and appreciate the work and studying you have done, and realize that the time to worry is over. You now have two weeks to celebrate the holidays and to ring in the New Year! And … Continue reading An Open Letter

by Bridget Richard Christmas movies playing on family broadcast channels are quintessential to the holiday season. One subgenre of these films are stop-motion animation films. Shot frame by frame, these movies now give a nostalgic and warm feeling, partly due to the fact that the newest stop motion movie on this list was made over twenty years ago, and partly due to the old-fashioned morals … Continue reading Top 5 Stop-Motion Christmas Movies